Vulnerable DNA sites make cancer cells sensitive to PARP inhibitors
A small subset of vulnerable DNA sites can make cancer cells highly sensitive to targeted drugs called PARP…
New initiative provides lung cancer screening for Illinois firefighters
Northwestern Medicine will screen more than 300 firefighters from Chicago and DeKalb, Illinois, for lung cancer through its…
Patients with a form of advanced lung cancer lived 56 percent longer without their disease progressing after receiving radiotherapy in addition to standard treatment
Patients with an advanced form of lung cancer lived 56 percent longer without their disease progressing when radiotherapy…
‘Saved my mum’s life’: Chinese cancer drug on sale in US after Americans travel to buy it
Global pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca on Thursday said it would start selling a cancer drug after coming under criticism…
Oncogenic mutations in non-small cell lung cancer: from molecular mechanisms to clinical practice
Bray, F. et al. Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers…
Study identifies powerful inherited risk factor for lung cancer
A rare inherited mutation in the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) gene is associated with a 25-fold increased…
Brain MRI surveillance without prophylactic cranial irradiation reduces cognitive failure risk in patients with SCLC
In the SWOG S1827 MAVERICK phase III randomized trial, patients with small-cell lung cancer (SCLC) who underwent regular…
MRI surveillance alone improves outcomes for patients with small-cell lung cancer
Results from the international phase III SWOG S1827 MAVERICK trial show that brain MRI surveillance alone improved cognitive…
MD Anderson trial challenges local consolidative therapy paradigm in NSCLC
Adding local consolidative therapy (LCT) after induction treatment with nivolumab plus ipilimumab did not improve overall survival or…
Protein-based MRI agent detects tiny lung cancer metastases
A multi-institutional research team led by Georgia State University Regents’ Professor Emerita of Biochemistry and Biophysical Chemistry Jenny…
Only 15% of eligible American adults discuss lung cancer screening with their doctors
Lung cancer screenings can save lives by detecting cancer in its early stages, but only 15% of eligible…
New approach shows promise in fighting lung cancer
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